Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-08


tenant Ramsey ID. Potts. Judge advocate.
Captain Louis Il. Stitke, Twenty-third in
fantry, has been granted two months leave.
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Ii. Smith has
reported for duty as medical director, de-
partment of Dakota
The engagement of Assistant Surveyor
Ives and Miss Minnie Megrath, of Omaha,
has been announced here. DR.. Ives is II
brother af Lieutenant ives, Nineteenth in
funtry. The engagement of Miss Susie B.
Lane, daughter of Colonel w b. Lane, and
Lieutenant j. F. Quilferle, Ninth cavalry,
has olso been announced.
The Ways and Means Chairmapship
WAsnINGroN, Dec. 1.-[ Special Telegram
to the BEE. There was Il rather indefinite
and vague report in congressional circles last
night to the effect that William Il. Scott, of
Eric, Penn, had been rendered the char
manship of the house committee on ways and
means. The BEE correspondent to-day made
diligent inquiries as to the probability of such
a thing, and found that the sober, second
thought of the best informed members of the
house tended to confirm the statement. Mr..
Ermentrout, of Pennsylvania, who is one of
the most prominent followers of Mr. Randall,
upon being approached on the subject said:
ut is the first | have heard of it, and must
say it astonishcs,, me. II hardly seems possible
that the speaker would given the chairman-
ship Of appropriations to Mr.. Randall
and the chairman ship of ways and means to
MIR. Scott, both men being from the same
state, and both posti ons being among the
most influential in the house OF course the
appointment of Scott would not contemplate
the displacement of Randall, as the speaker
would not dare do that. Pennsylvania would
| be delighted of course, to have such unusual
| recognition, and Mr.. Scott would make
| very potent factor at the head of that com
mttcc.
| men in the house, is an ardent supporter OF
| the president and his policies, and has tre
| highest respect for Speaker Carlisle He
has probably done more than any
other man in the house to maintain
| the financial policy of the administrator
| and is the only nan from Pennsylvania who
| believes that there should be as liberal reduc
| tions of the tariff as the president yesterday
| recommended in his message. If Mr. Scott
should go to the head of the ways and means
| it would be considered the work of the prcsi-
| dent, and would be quite as great a departure
| as the selection of two cabinet officers from
one state or the devotion of Il whole message
| to congress to one subject Recent actions
at the white house and IN the treasury go to
| confirm the belief that there is something in
| the report that Mr.. Scott has been rendered
| this position.
Iowa and Nebraska Land Cases.
WAsnINGToN, Dec. 7.-TSpecial Telegram
| to the BEE Secretary Lamar to-day de-
| cidcd the contest case of b. Hussman and
| Ruth c. Berry, from Council Bluffs land dis
| trct, involving 120 acres of land. The sccre-
| tary decides that the department cannot rec
| ogniZe either party as entitled to the lot by
| substitution, and as such right must finally
| be determined in the courts, patent may is
| sue in the name of Robert Krcig, assignee,
| and be delivered to the trustee to be named
| by the parties to the contest on receipt from
| such trustees of the amount required and of
II showing of his authority to act in the mat
| ter
He also decided the appeal case of
Theodore Schracls VS.. Clinton Het-
cher, from Bloomington, Neb,, dis,
iet re This is resempti0n nnn,ss, case and
that Fletcher had So,ci resided upon the
lots he sought to mako proof upon. The
| question came up i.fthe matter of survey
location of the lots and the secretary has re
| turned the papers With request for dia-
| gram and eXamnati ION of the subdivisions in
sec. 81 of twp. 8, n. I. Is W. with relation to
the Republican river, also the general me-
| ander lines of the river where it passes
missioner of the land Office, when such ex-
animation and location have been made, to
report to the department with the drawings
| requested.
Pensions Granted Westerners.
| WAsHINGToN, Dec. 7,-TSpecial Telegram
| to the BEE. The following Nebraska pen
sons were granted to-day: Original-John
| Purnel, Atkinson; William Whitehead,
Wood River. Increasc-J. w. Savage, Bart
lett. Reissue-J. H. Wood, South Auburn.
| Pensions for Iowans: Jesse, father of John
| NJ. Palmer, Maquoketa. Mexican war
| Aaron Stow, Davenport; James a. Clement.
alias George Roberts, Davenport. Original
George Willis Lovilia; j. G.. Hartman, Iowa
| E'.llu I in SriSt
| James Fl. Nesmith, Oxford; Martin Hughes,
| Aurora; Lawrence Breene, Cresco; II. "A.
Hoffman, New Hartford
Capital Notes.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. T. TSepcial Telegram
to the BEE. This evenings Star says:
ALBERT Hall, who was private secretary to
the late General Logan, and is now engaged
in the pl actice of law in Omaha, has returned
to Washington for few weeks visit"
1T is the talk among certain knowing ones
in New York that Hon. Thomas PlatoniC
Ochiltree is likely to be nominated next fall
by Tammany hall, and sent to Washington as
a member of congress. The brilliant, yet
modest, Texan ranger,is an Independent,
democratic republican and therefore qualified
to represent any cognate, conglomorate, con
| stituency.
A Consignment of Ipterviewers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-[Special Telegram
to the BEE. "A special train brought t.
| Washington this morning more than twenty
reporters for n New York democratic news
paper to interview all the members of the
: senate and house of representatives on the
subjects of tariff reform and the presidents
message. They expect to complete theil
work before midnight, and are doing vigor
Gus and active lot of questioning.
Concerning COunterfeiting.
WASHINGTON. Dec. THE chief of tn,
secret service of the treasury department, il
his annual report, says the counterfetinl
now being done is principally the work o
Italians, who operate in bands in differen
| sections Of the country The counterfeitin!
done during the past year was insignificant
The peport refers TO the fact that all bu
| two of the many skilled operators arreste'
since the war for counterfeitng are now u
liberty and may be expected TO resume thei
operations at any time.
The Fire Record.
CINcINNATI,f Dee. THE Times-Sta
special from Portspouth, o., says Ander
sons Touring mill burned at midnight las
night and several people were buried in th
ruins. NJ. III. Anderson, proprietor, die